$125 Budget Weekly Menu –After two years of $100 Budget Menus , we’ve increased the grocery budget to $125 a week for six people including three teens.
(Please Note: You may not be able to replicate this exact menu for $125 because sales are probably different in your area and you will have different items on hand, but you can save money just by using a menu.)
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*Items marked with an asterisk were purchased in previous weeks in the $125 Budget and are in the pantry, fridge or freezer.
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BREAKFAST
Oatmeal Pancakes* (ingredients previously purchased)
Oatmeal* with raisins, Easy Baked Apples
Yogurt, banana slices, Crockpot Granola* (ingredients previously purchased)
Cereal with milk x2
Homemade Waffles* (ingredients previously purchased) with DIY Waffle Syrup*
LUNCH
Cheese Quesadillas, raw broccoli and carrots
Tuna Salad, crackers* (pickles for tuna salad previously purchased)
Turkey Sandwich, carrots and ranch dressing x2
Nachos, avocado slices
Snack lunch: salami, pepper jack cheese, raw broccoli and carrots
PBJ, apple slices with cinnamon
DINNER
Chicken Pasta Salad (some ingredients previously purchased), grapes
Chicken and Black Bean Chili* (ingredients previously purchased), corn chips
Chuck Roast*, mashed potatoes, steamed green beans*
Taco Bowls (Beantastic Taco Meat, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, sour cream served on tortilla chips), corn
Penne* with Marinara sauce*, Romaine Salad
Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry, rice*
Dinner out (we have a gift certificate)
Read what we do about snacks here.
What are you eating this week? Leave a comment or link. 🙂
Please Note: I post my weekly menu to encourage menu planning and to give meal ideas, not as a nutritional standard. You should feed your family based on your priorities and values.
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Here is our frugal weekly meal plan (our grocery budget is $200/month for 2 adults and 2 kiddos); I also have some recipes linked in http://www.servingjoyfully.com/2012/09/24/weekly-meal-plan-924/
Thanks for posting this each week, and I like that planning form 🙂